I think we need give props to Asus for their constant flow of updates to the Ally. You can pretty much say, Ally users have gotten nearly Valve like support over the Ally's first 6 months.
Agreed as well. There’s been many updates to the XG Mobile as well. They really want to make this whole ecosystem work. And choice is king, the Steam Deck started a whole awesome era of handheld gaming!
asus deserves it's fair share of criticisms for the sdcard issue, but can't deny they've been pushing out some really solid updates lately. they've really improve the performance of the ally especially in the 15w range
I just upgraded my internal SSD instead. SSDs aren't that expensive now, and if large amounts of storage is needed it's even possible to use the 2280 adapter. NVME ssds will always beat SD cards. But the criticism is fair of course, they messed up with the SD port.
Just bought the Ally 2 days ago, perfect timing! It’ll make FPS games awesome. Wanted to recap a couple of useful features for maximum performance on plugged/unplugged: Disable memory integrity, this gives a massive boost to fps (just don’t download shady stuff because turning it off decreases security) - Also drastically increases battery life when unplugged Use Silent Mode when unplugged, with the rest of the settings above and below. This’ll give you 2-3 hours in most games at 1080p med / 720p high 60fps Fix crackling noise when in silent mode 10w - Turn off spatial sound (mmsys.cpl) main speaker, properties, turn off spatial sound Enable manual mode and turn up all TDPs when you’re plugged in -> max fps Don’t forget to increase the VRAM when you play GPU memory intensive games e.g. Call of duty -> evens out your .1% lows Turn off v-sync, let VRR do its thing. Turn on FreeSync in the AMD Adrenaline driver.
@@cabbage3412 I’ve read that ASUS confirmed that units starting with serial no. R8 & above were fixed - this relates to the sd card reader on the motherboard failing due to heat and they replaced it. I would take it with a grain of salt, but I would recommend trying a smaller/cheaper variant and if it works under heavy load, then swap it out for a card with bigger storage later.
I have them all and the ally is my favorite by far. At only 495$ open box extreme model it is cheaper than a steamdeck The speakers are awesome the updates are excellent VRR display is a game changer for devices like these super light weight great performance native gamepass and super responsive remote play from pc Xbox or ps5. It’s an emulation beast windows lets you pirate anything if you are broke lol quiet fans and now native gyro support and it is implemented well. I love it❤
No brainer at that point lol. You’re getting a significantly more powerful device that’s has an incredible community to be not ashamed of and you can mod your device in a lot of ways just like the Steam Deck. I have a 90wh battery from the Asus G15 laptop and fitted onto my Ally and now I get amazing battery life. Sure it’s a bit heavier than before but not as heavy as the Steam Deck LCD model. My next mod is to do a 32GB LPDDR5x ram upgrade with the faster 7500mhz speed.
@@DoubleDragon5180 Please make a showcase or video about it. The faster RAM will help the iGPU, and extra RAM might be useful to increase texture quality without affecting framerates. Does the battery mod you done, fit into the original case? Or is it hanging out the back like a Frankenstein thing? I've heard of people putting thermal shielding to stop the microSD from getting fried. And some people attempting certain mods for better cooling. All combined will make it an "Ally Pro" that is certainly user oriented.
@@ekinteko I would like to that as well. I’m currently in the ROG community on Reddit to find someone to do the RAM upgrade. Need to mod the bios to read not only the faster speed but the bigger capacity as well. As far as the battery goes, yeah I had to get a custom made backplate to fit the bigger battery. It’s a 90wh battery from the G15 laptop from Asus. I was trying to to the 100wh battery from MSI it was not compatible. I did nothing to the SD card slot as I don’t have any issues with it and I did the SSD upgrade to fit PROPER m.2 2280 SSDs. Slowly but surely I’m making my own ROG ALLY PRO lol. Also it’s been confirmed that the 120hz on the Ally can be overclocked to 175hz which is nuts for this device.
My no.1 pick would be oled deck, but the price in my country is more expensive then the ally, same with lenovo , around 30% more then ally, i pick ally and just enjoy it till steam sold officially in my country. Im confident will not clear my backlog even when the ally 2 or deck 2 comes later on 😂😂
Yeah Steam Deck prices are crazy here in SA. Bought an ROG Ally on Black Friday. Definitely worth the money. One thing to note, we have the R7XXXX models here so the SD card issue is still present. If you're willing to fiddle around with a few things, Playnite works great as a console like game launcher especially with the Vapour theme. It can be set to start at boot and armoury crate can be disabled (Shortcuts still work)
Now they need to support Oculink, a XG mobile to Oculink adapter would go a LONG way. Right now, we have a port that is not used by 90-95% of owners and is locked behind VERY expensive proprietary eGPU.
@@88joshuajohnathan I still have mine, no issues with SD card YET(fingers crossed), I'm waiting on GPD discord for a new OneDock V2 + Rog Ally Oculink kit to ditch the XG Mobile connector and use my one desktop GPU
I just bought this over the weekend, coming from the LCD steam deck and I can easily say I love it. Power, nice screen, vrr, 120hz when needed and so much fine control with the AMD app. Could the battery be better. Yes but I'm never too far from a charger anyways.
you absolutely did. i got the legion go launch day but every thing came in half backed with deadzones on joysticks that i couldn't fix even with steam input. i returned it and told myself, "not this again'. i'm not gonna be a beta tester again as i was with the steam deck and rog ally. so for now, i'm happy with the rog ally.
finnnneee I guess ill go get an ally again since its on sale! And you and the phawx seem to really liike it and I respect both of your guys opinions..... bull my leg why dontcha hahah jk
@@Dracossaint Ally doesn't have any more QC issues than the Steam Deck. What the Ally suffers from is a defective SD Card reader, because it sits under a heatpipe without any thermal shielding. But as 64gb Steam Deck buyers are assumed to upgrade their SSD at some point, the Ally's SSD can now be upgraded to a 2280 SSD with the use of a $10 right angle adapter (2TB 2280 SSD cost $80), alleviating any real need for the SD card reader.
@@Cakebatteredwhere I can find that adapter? Currently using Ally for emulation and Deck OLED for steam games.... Emulation already filled my 2TB lol, I want to go 4TB now
Don't make this excuse for Asus cause they can be reading this and because of people like you not bother to put an SD card reader on its future iteration of the ROG Ally
Yeah props to ASUS for adding more resolution options than just 1080p and 720p. For those indie games that you want to make even more clearer in terms of Graphics 900p would be perfect for that. Very high props to ASUS allowing to enable and disable turbo boost on the fly.
It's been more than one months since the last graphic driver now.... It's suck from Asus and what about the sd fryer ? I will never agree with that. Steam support their material not Asus
@@blackcatbone5697Asus can't do shit about AMD drivers. They are solid though. If you really use an SD card just don't buy the ally. I haven't used it once and I don't miss it at all. I actually didn't even knew it had an sd card slot when I bought it.. Just buy a bigger nvme which is way better and faster
@@blackcatbone5697LOL we have a local Steam Deck apologist going around making negative comments and making up lies about a device they never owned lol. I had this device since it came it and it had its ups and downs but Asus has been coming through lately. Sorry that YOU have issues with the ROG ALLY like I had issues with my Steam Deck that I had for a week but just like me, YOU don’t speak for the community.
@@blackcatbone5697 I don't get why you should receive a software/driver update each month. All I know is that from when it was released since now, the user experience and the performances on the Ally have been dramatically improved. More functionalities, better performances, better emulation support and many other. The Support from Asus on the Ally is here, no need to fanboy for the SD everytime (I had it so I love it as well). The SD was crap as well when released and became much better over time. The same can be said for the Ally, I don't get why Valve and Asus must be considered differntly at this point. The SD issue is a design flaw (mine is working fine since 6 months now) and they have replaced every unit with the problem under warranty. I hope they find a definitive solution but I wouldn't say they are not supporting the device.
@@TheTekEffectYeah I have to say that, that's a beautiful screen to look at on the *GO* , ngl. Man, but the speakers in the *ALLY* blew me off, I love it !
@@TheTekEffect I didn't think VRR would make that much of a difference, but it really does. Games on my Ally looks soo much smoother than the Legion at the same fps. Something updates sadly can't fix.
YOOOOOO!!!!! Gyro's absence has easily been my biggest gripe about moving over from the Deck. I tried HHC and all that stuff but I never liked the hoops it put in place or compromises I had to make by moving away from the native software. I am glad that you mentioned updates like the cpu boost, 900p and all that as well. I'm in the Ally's subreddit and everyday there are people claiming "Asus abandoned the Ally" but nobody seems to notice how every update has been making community hacks and improvements part of Armory Crate's internal features. It all adds up to a great user experience over time.
Thanks so much for testing this new update out, can't wait to try out Gyro on the ALLY. Asus has absolutely shown dedication towards the longevity of the ALLY and improvements proven through updates delivered.
As somebody that has used a rog ally for the last 6 months and just switched back to a deck OLED i have to say this is excellent to see, they have addressed some of the things that make the steam deck a more refined experience, the standby improvements should be a great change, the on screen monitor was desperate for an upgrade and change up so thats excellent to see and overall i think you are right, credit where its due, Asus are working away on refining this machine and it is slowly paying off. Would be nice to see them refine their button mapping to be more in line with what steam input offers, maybe even something like online custom made community setups that people can download in a similar fashion to what can be done on steam deck, that would be amazing, im often blown away by community made setups on deck for games not controller compatible that are a nightmare to get dialled in on the ally so that would be wicked. But im just not sure how deep Asus are planning to go with this and its why the deck is still the peak when it comes to user experience. I still think the deck is a better experience overall, especially with the OLED but this is meaningful from Asus, much needed improvements... i hope they can squeeze more from that battery, im not sure why you estimated 2.5 hours in dead cells, on my Ally i got somewhere around 4 hours at 7w, 50 percent brightness/volume and that was pretty much a best case scenario and i thought that was pretty bad, 2.5 hours would be terrible on a game like dead cells... the OLED deck will be around 10 hours in the same scenario (at 90hz though not 120), so its clear that Asus need to improve battery if they can, seems like they are making that effort though, great to see.
Happy to see all the updates. One thing they still need to add though is the ability to disable cores. This would make a BIG battery life improvement in low power games.
got the ally and OLED SD to replace the LCD SD. Ally is a keeper for my use case. hooked up to the xg mobile its an unreal gaming experience but even native it is very good. speakers are good too. just throw in that 2tb SSD.
speakers both good but ally more rich - it's really good audio. also the thumbsticks I prefer on the ally. have not played anything that needs the d-pad so no idea on that.
Can you tell me your honest thoughts? Which one is good? oled vs rog ally. They say that when Rog Ally gets hot, he causes a lot of trouble. It keeps giving errors and shutting down. Is this true?
I want you to know that I saw what you did with your thumbnail image and the auto-play feature on the RUclips app. Incredibly insightful. Great work. It looked like your video just came to life from my RUclips Home Screen.
I'm shocked by how much work they're continuing to put into this. I really wasn't expecting it, and I kind of think it may be THE best handheld. I think the SSD is even supposed to be easier than other devices to replace? I wonder how solid the regular cobtrols are, including the d-pad and buttons, and I do like Steamdeck's trackpads, but mostly this seems amazing...
Can't wait to check out the update. I love my Ally so much. Felt bad at first getting it because i have a Steam Deck, but its exactly what I wanted in a handheld
Out of all the handhelds between the OLED steam deck and the leGo I prefer the Ally. Been traveling for work and the Ally is what I take with me on these trips. The steam deck only works with steam and the LeGo is still too glitchy. Not to mention it’s huge. And the travel case is crazy thick. I’m excited for the new monitoring tool. I hated how big the normal is.
@@iftea7 why not. I want to see for my self what the best gaming experience is. It’s hard to trust reviews due to them being all over the place. And a lot of it seems to be preference.
@@PDot585 thanks for replying. I was referring to the manufacturing date. I have read that they have fixed the sd card issue with versions r8 and above. To check the manufacturing date: 1. The ROG Ally box, the first two characters of the serial number, it will start with an "R" and then a number. The number represents the month that the device was manufactured. 2. On the ROG Ally device itself, on the bottom right hand corner, right above the screen, you will find the manufacture date, abbreviated as "MFD" So r8xxxxxx would be manufactured in August. I plan to get mine shipped so I can't check and would like to know the version from the open box in best buy.
I’m so glad that the ally is getting official support of gyro. It’s a great feature that has been downplayed on handheld pcs that feature a gyroscope. Gyro as joystick is fine, but I prefer mapping it to a mouse because of the fact that they translate to each other well (they’re both displacement inputs). This does often result in keyboard bindings most of the time.
More and more I'm leaning towards the Ally and it's great to hear they keep updating it. I know there's an SD card slot issue and some newer models have alleviated that. Can't wait to finally get my hands on one?
The location is going to get quite hot honestly, there's no way around it. Personally I just ordered a Crucial T500 2tb, and will be using that with a right angle adapter and extra heat protection. The T500 was the best choice because aside from being fast it actually runs quite cool and doesn't consume a lot. On mine I'm only going to use the SD card for games I can run at 10 W silent mode, or maybe not use the SD card at all. I haven't had problems with the SD card but the times I tried 25W turbo mode even after a little bit the heat was noticeable and its a pretty safe bet it will cause problems in the long run
Damm, that seamless transition from thumbnail to video is fucking phenomenal, please I beg you to continue building upon this 🙏, you've earned my sub 🤓
I'd like to buy a Rog Ally but one thing very important needs to be ironed out first : Micro SD slot, until a complete revision or a rog ally 2.0 that "just works" i'll watch and wait.
You don’t need to wait for ROG ALLY 2.0 you waited way too long and could have gotten that taken care of months ago lol. So it just works already. ROG ALLY 2.0 is gonna be a beast of a handheld and once again outclass the Steam Deck. They understand the mission now
@@blackcatbone5697 they RMAed if it fried theirs and mine still works luckily since launch. I think it’s hit or miss for the older models. I agree that ASUS messed up with the initial product testing, but in terms of software updates and support other than the SD Card, it’s been very impressive
I've had the LCD Deck, Ally, Go, and now the OLED Deck. I'll be sticking with OLED deck for lighter titles/emulation and Ally for Windows-exclusive games (GamePass) and modern titles that benefit from the VRR screen.
I own the LCD steam deck and bought the Ally extreme edition on Saturday. I was pondering the Deck OLED but 800p and the same CPU made me look elsewhere. I thought about the Legion Go but it's a buggy mess right now and Best Buy's sale of $599.99 made this a no brainer. I do not regret it with all the customization available on it and the AMD app and being full windows.
ive had an ally for a while now and just switched back to OLED deck, the deck is for sure a more refined experience there is no doubt about it, but with these updates asus is making meaningful positive changes and that great. It has the power but with that power comes large negative impacts, playing on the go for an hour max is really no fun, every 5 minutes you open the overlay and see like 5 percent dropped, no exaggeration, it almost feels like you can watch it go down in real time, so them making changes to cpu boost shows they are working towards a more efficient on the go experience which is much needed. I mean... its still not close to the 10 hours i can get out of the deck oled in dead cells for example but its a positive move forward. The ally for sure looks better in some games due to the resolution, for example cult of the lamb looks way better on ally than my oled steam deck because on deck the grass shimmers and it looks bad, but for 95 percent of games the OLED is just another level, especially in the dark. Id say the deck OLED is still the one out of the two but this is great steps from asus, the more refined and closer that experience gets to the deck the more it all comes together, enjoy the Ally man, its a great choice.
@@jinx20001 I agree with everything you said and have similar experiences just watching the battery go in real time lol. If it was 100 percent down to gaming and no other tasks, I agree, OLED is just so so good right now.
@donniedarko4497 I love SD OS but the button and joysticks placement Steamdeck is weird to me. I cannot get used to it. I want to install SD OS on Rog Ally but I'm not so tech savvy.
@@donniedarko4497You don’t need track pads for a console type of games. The only MMOJRPG is FF14 and that was also on the PS3/PS4 lol. So no, the trackpads are hella useless in that case.
So cool to see Asus still updating and improving the software. Steam deck lives off Valves care they put into steam OS and I was worried the Ally wouldn't get that same love. Nice!
Standby would be great. Its one of the main reasons I still prefer my Steamdeck. Being able to turn it off and go back hours or days later exactly where I was is a great feature the RoG needs
I have a Deck as well and I agree. With gryo being added to the mix, an improved sleep mode is pretty much all that's left on my cons list when comparing the two devices. Hopefully it's something Asus can address and not an impossibility put in place by Windows.
yep, ive been using an ally for 6 months now and frankly forgot how good it was to sleep the deck and come back some time later seemlessly, now ive gone back to the deck oled and yup... i just cant stop using it now its so convenient. Hibernate worked ok on the ally but i found when i came back to the system i would need to log back in and when logged in the game i was playing at the time would often have crashed and require a restart anyway. Hopefully this change they are making addresses this, i have a feeling a deeper sleep state to save battery might make this problem worse though and games just wont be able to be hanging in a suspended sleep that goes deeper than it already does but thats something we gotta see tested.
This is why I love your channel and I’m grateful I found this community. I’ve been in love with my ASUS since I first got it, def a lot of trial and error but just a bit of your time and this little beast be rocking 💪🏻
I've been using gyro as a primary camera control on steam deck for a while using one of the back buttons as a "clutch" to disable it, so it feels kind of like picking up a mouse to reposition. It is actually surprisingly effective for fps style games, and gives a lot more accuracy compared to an analogue stick for me (though I will admit I'm not that good with analogue stick aiming). I think it's something that takes a week or two to get used to, but it really does feel like a mouse for the most part once I got used to it. The main thing I change is changing the turning axis to roll only, because combined yaw and roll can confuse things if I use the device in different postures. Glad to see that gyro seems to be working well on the Ally too! Good to have some genuine competition in the handheld space.
My go-to is using the touch sensor on the Deck's thumbsticks to disable gyro while my thumb is on it, and enable it when it's not. I use the stick to aim in the general direction of my target and release my thumb to hone in with gyro. Added benefit of still having a form of camera control while my thumb is away at the face buttons.
I just got an Ally and I couldn't imagine using it without 900p. This should have been there from the start. I'm thoroughly enjoying it so far while I wait for my SD OLED. Gonna have to decide which one to send back after 2 weeks 🤔
@@Jacester1324 It depends for what you will want it for honestly. For indie games and less demanding titles the SD OLED is handsdown the clear winner, but for AAA titles the extra performance and VRR make the ally a much better option imo.
Splatoon on the Switch uses the right stick for the X axis only when motion controls are on. This allows you to dial the turn sensitivity up while being able to look up/down and make fine adjustments to your aim with motion.
Getting mine soon. I really wanted this for PC Game Pass on the go. And of course all the capabilities and features for the £100 discount I think was worth it.
@@thibaldus3 that's great to hear. I had a Wii and noticed they shoe horned in motion controls for many games where they were unnecessary and just made things more complicated, but when they got it right it was next level awesome.
I want to get the Ally as my first handheld PC but I'm hesitant cause of the sd card problem, I'm thinking of waiting for a second model if they switched the sd card location. But in a couple months if I don't hear any news of a updated version I'll settle on getting it.
I see Lenovo has a person to speak directly to the community. Asus sent you a beta to scrutinize and review for us shows a lot of confidence and I like it!
Man, I just realized that I’ve been watching you since GPD WIN 1 , great content! I got Lenovo go after playing with Asus Ally and I very quickly decided to keep the Ally and return the GO. Lenovos software is sooooo bad and confusing and no hardware left mouse button anywhere on ten controller when it’s docked?? Only the screen is good in GO but we all have a super nice screen in Ally. Love this little device!
More layout options for Real Time Monitoring is something i had suggested first in Ally discord server! Glad to see Asus picking up suggestions from the users.
Has anyone else the bug that only one speaker is being used? When I start my ally I have like 90% of the sound coming from my right speaker. If I go to sound settings and crank left and right to 100% it is fixed. But it shouldn't be like that I guess.
Just tried to save more battery by limiting the max cpu percentage in windows power settings. And try to limit as much as I can during the game. Good to see the APU watt downs to 4-5w and total usage down to 6-8w(60fps), equals to 6 hours of gaming time. This works for some 2D games,and the cpu is limited to 0.7 to 1.4 ghz on display.
I didn't realize it has gyro. CPU boost hotkey in command center is great. On screen monitor update nice also. Nice to have someone with beta access make videos. Thanks
Also I opened my Ally to change SSD. The back cover was stained "brown" like cigarette smoke color. Funny thing is I don't smoke. The staining or discoloration lines up with the battery. It's a perfect outline of the entire battery. Has anyone heard of this issue before? I searched the web for answers. Found nothing.
Try using the gyro combined w/ the analog stick. Basically you rough aim w/ stick and fine tune w/ gyro. I've been using it w/ steam controller and works like a charm.
Is that XBOX 360 Halo bundle in your shelve ?, man i loved that console, i sold mine for the newer slim version of the XBOX but now, ohhhh i just wish i didn't do that :(
YES! Thank you ASUS. The fact that they let us use which axle to speak to X-Input is the number one thing killing Gyro in AYANEO AYASpace and here is ASUS delivering. That is awesome for motion based players!
@@n.o.5976 Gyros found in these handheld devices have 6-axis, X -/+, Y -/+ and Z -/+. AYASpace, much like ASUS speakers on a driver level to X-input to translate your axis readings to the analog of your choice (left or right). The thing is, while the Z axis does exist on controllers (throttle and brake (L2 and R2)), it doesn't translate to what movements actually are on a gyro, so by forcing X and Z like AYASpace does, it makes for rather awkward movements. In other words, you have to turn your handheld like a steering wheel for your analog to go left and/or right. It's just weird. Having the ability to set it ourselves is a massive benefit for anyone serious about gyro gaming. Sorry for the long explanation, I didn't quite know how to simplify this.
Just finished "Black Mesa" using a winmax 2 with gyro controls. Gyro is a game changer but takes a while to get used to it. System shock remake will likely be my next gyro fps
IBH, I stopped using my ROG since my Steam Deck OLED arrived. Though underpowered, the better battery and screen has been refreshing. But, if this ASUS update is worth it, I'll whip out the Z1 Extreme again.
my big concern with getting a pc gaming handheld is how long before the requirement floor of new releases exceed its performance ceiling in keeping a steady 30fps
Yeah that's always been the concern. That's why I got a steam deck, because I wanted the best featured and most refined experience, so I could play tens of thousands of older games, not newer stuff all the time. My gaming PC is for newer stuff, but even that PC which was amazing 4 years ago, is now showing it's age on AAA games. Obsolescence will always be an issue across all tech spaces, so if you want to participate in them, just get the one with the best build quality and configuration is my motto.
I get that, but the Ally is also quite more powerful than the Deck if you boost the power on it. It's still current AAA capable while Deck is not. But the Deck is of course a great package... if you live in a country where they actually officially sell it. In my country an Ally is cheaper than the Deck. And a Windows device like the Ally is optimal if you are a Gamepass subscriber.@@donniedarko4497
In terms of power yes, compatibility and tweaks to make sure the games work properly is the big problem. We already have some games that simply work better on the SD because they're optimized for it. It really just depends on how long ASUS keeps the support up. @@BigKurzMD
Wow. I got the ally 3 weeks after release and can tell you, it was buggy as fuck. Post updates and bios 334, everything is smooth as butter. Incredible. Was getting worried when asus didn’t have any updates for like a month, but got hopeful after I got 2 bios updates within 2 weeks
Just bought an Ally due to OLED SD costing a bomb in my country (more than 50% more), I kinda hope I got SD instead. Using Windows on handheld really sucks. However, hardware wise I think Asus nailed it. Its a tad heavy, but its already lighter than SD and I can't imagine holding a bigger handheld
My no.1 pick would be oled deck, but the price in my country is more expensive then the ally, same with lenovo , around 30% more then ally, i pick ally and just enjoy it till steam sold officially in my country. Im confident will not clear my backlog even when the ally 2 or deck 2 comes later on 😂😂
Return it as i have done before , not only that for me, the bios 334 and it sucks , FPS drops , sd fryer since not fixed by Asus (disguting in m'y opinion) no graphicals driver since one month now ... Window 11 trouble. I returned mine for the 4 Time and i have get refund for Steam deck Oled ! And you what user interface, performance,oled screen , the Amazing valve support have been doing the job for me! never more Asus and any cheap pre-alpha windows 11 handeled devices
Sd fryer yeah and not only that, bios 334 and it sucks , FPS drops , sd fryer since not fixed by Asus (disguting in m'y opinion) no graphicals driver since one month now ... Window 11 trouble. I returned mine for the 4 Time and i have get refund for Steam deck Oled ! And you what user interface, performance,oled screen , the Amazing valve support have been doing the job for me! never more Asus and any cheap pre-alpha windows 11 handeled devices
@@fresco_dinero5155 bought the Ally the first week of launch, tested everything especially the SD card reader then all went to hell. I’m not the only one so maybe you should do more research before making a stupid comment
I wish you could toggle cores, So that you could choose 16 to 8 to 4 cores. so they could boost higher or draw less power... So that the GPU could have more.
You can, uninstall all the rog crapware and use handheld companion. It's had full gyro support, core control, smart shift (cpu/gpu power ratio) and all the features the hardware can do since about a month after asus shipped this thing with their half baked software.
Can you make a first installation and setup/ optimization video for the ally? I got mine right now (and many many other people as well because of Black Friday sale in Europe as well) there are many outdated optimization videos out there search a good new one
Errm I don't have the option to disable turbo boost nor can I edit the Real Time monitor. Are those supposed to come with the newer update on the 30th? Cause mine seems to be fully updated and no trace of those options
I think we need give props to Asus for their constant flow of updates to the Ally. You can pretty much say, Ally users have gotten nearly Valve like support over the Ally's first 6 months.
Agreed you beat me to this post. The Ally support has been very good and underrated
Agreed as well. There’s been many updates to the XG Mobile as well. They really want to make this whole ecosystem work. And choice is king, the Steam Deck started a whole awesome era of handheld gaming!
I hope steam deck continues to keep Asus in check in terms of long term support, repairability, value.
Yup, the SD fanboys were saying that Asus was not going to support it blah blah blah..
You say this but you literally did not have gyro support until now?
Impressive how good Asus is doing with this huge update, im so happy with my ROG Ally!
asus deserves it's fair share of criticisms for the sdcard issue, but can't deny they've been pushing out some really solid updates lately. they've really improve the performance of the ally especially in the 15w range
I just upgraded my internal SSD instead. SSDs aren't that expensive now, and if large amounts of storage is needed it's even possible to use the 2280 adapter. NVME ssds will always beat SD cards. But the criticism is fair of course, they messed up with the SD port.
yea i dont use my sd reader either, seems to still work as of 2 weeks ago tho
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Tell that the the Steam Deck community lol. It’s inferior and trash in their eyes. More devices for the people lol
But does it have a Phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range?
Toxic fanboysgirls are the worst@@DoubleDragon5180
Just bought the Ally 2 days ago, perfect timing! It’ll make FPS games awesome.
Wanted to recap a couple of useful features for maximum performance on plugged/unplugged:
Disable memory integrity, this gives a massive boost to fps (just don’t download shady stuff because turning it off decreases security) - Also drastically increases battery life when unplugged
Use Silent Mode when unplugged, with the rest of the settings above and below. This’ll give you 2-3 hours in most games at 1080p med / 720p high 60fps
Fix crackling noise when in silent mode 10w - Turn off spatial sound (mmsys.cpl) main speaker, properties, turn off spatial sound
Enable manual mode and turn up all TDPs when you’re plugged in -> max fps
Don’t forget to increase the VRAM when you play GPU memory intensive games e.g. Call of duty -> evens out your .1% lows
Turn off v-sync, let VRR do its thing. Turn on FreeSync in the AMD Adrenaline driver.
Mine starts with R9XXXX is it all good?
@@cabbage3412 I’ve read that ASUS confirmed that units starting with serial no. R8 & above were fixed - this relates to the sd card reader on the motherboard failing due to heat and they replaced it. I would take it with a grain of salt, but I would recommend trying a smaller/cheaper variant and if it works under heavy load, then swap it out for a card with bigger storage later.
Thanks for the tips pal, great info... Spiderman runs a lot smoother and faster now. Didn't even realize about Freeview. Big difference!
@@SlippyMcDervish glad I could help! I collected these from multiple sources and videos, disabling memory integrity is the biggest game changer.
R8 micro ad slots are still failing
This makes me so grateful to have an Ally knowing Asus is continuing to support it.
I have them all and the ally is my favorite by far. At only 495$ open box extreme model it is cheaper than a steamdeck
The speakers are awesome the updates are excellent VRR display is a game changer for devices like these super light weight great performance native gamepass and super responsive remote play from pc Xbox or ps5. It’s an emulation beast windows lets you pirate anything if you are broke lol
quiet fans and now native gyro support and it is implemented well. I love it❤
I only paid 335 for the regular model open box but my armory crate button is stuck or something 😂
I'm still saving, but I am so keen to get a ROG Ally.
It's actually $100 cheaper (roughly) than the Steam Deck here in South Africa 😅
No brainer at that point lol. You’re getting a significantly more powerful device that’s has an incredible community to be not ashamed of and you can mod your device in a lot of ways just like the Steam Deck.
I have a 90wh battery from the Asus G15 laptop and fitted onto my Ally and now I get amazing battery life. Sure it’s a bit heavier than before but not as heavy as the Steam Deck LCD model. My next mod is to do a 32GB LPDDR5x ram upgrade with the faster 7500mhz speed.
@@DoubleDragon5180 Please make a showcase or video about it. The faster RAM will help the iGPU, and extra RAM might be useful to increase texture quality without affecting framerates. Does the battery mod you done, fit into the original case? Or is it hanging out the back like a Frankenstein thing? I've heard of people putting thermal shielding to stop the microSD from getting fried. And some people attempting certain mods for better cooling. All combined will make it an "Ally Pro" that is certainly user oriented.
@@ekinteko I would like to that as well. I’m currently in the ROG community on Reddit to find someone to do the RAM upgrade. Need to mod the bios to read not only the faster speed but the bigger capacity as well.
As far as the battery goes, yeah I had to get a custom made backplate to fit the bigger battery. It’s a 90wh battery from the G15 laptop from Asus. I was trying to to the 100wh battery from MSI it was not compatible. I did nothing to the SD card slot as I don’t have any issues with it and I did the SSD upgrade to fit PROPER m.2 2280 SSDs. Slowly but surely I’m making my own ROG ALLY PRO lol.
Also it’s been confirmed that the 120hz on the Ally can be overclocked to 175hz which is nuts for this device.
My no.1 pick would be oled deck, but the price in my country is more expensive then the ally, same with lenovo , around 30% more then ally, i pick ally and just enjoy it till steam sold officially in my country. Im confident will not clear my backlog even when the ally 2 or deck 2 comes later on 😂😂
Yeah Steam Deck prices are crazy here in SA. Bought an ROG Ally on Black Friday. Definitely worth the money. One thing to note, we have the R7XXXX models here so the SD card issue is still present. If you're willing to fiddle around with a few things, Playnite works great as a console like game launcher especially with the Vapour theme. It can be set to start at boot and armoury crate can be disabled (Shortcuts still work)
Now they need to support Oculink, a XG mobile to Oculink adapter would go a LONG way. Right now, we have a port that is not used by 90-95% of owners and is locked behind VERY expensive proprietary eGPU.
Exactly the reason I returned mine.
well that and it fried my SD card.
@@88joshuajohnathan I still have mine, no issues with SD card YET(fingers crossed), I'm waiting on GPD discord for a new OneDock V2 + Rog Ally Oculink kit to ditch the XG Mobile connector and use my one desktop GPU
I just bought this over the weekend, coming from the LCD steam deck and I can easily say I love it.
Power, nice screen, vrr, 120hz when needed and so much fine control with the AMD app. Could the battery be better. Yes but I'm never too far from a charger anyways.
Good deal. Got an open box in excellent condition for 520 over the holidays.
You forget the speakers. The best on the handheld market.
@@Nava9380 They are great I must admit. I also bought the asus certa gaming earbuds to pair with them and that has been a good experience.
I just picked up an Ally last week and it's been awesome. Watching reviews from the launch it seems like I jumped in at a good time.
you absolutely did. i got the legion go launch day but every thing came in half backed with deadzones on joysticks that i couldn't fix even with steam input. i returned it and told myself, "not this again'. i'm not gonna be a beta tester again as i was with the steam deck and rog ally. so for now, i'm happy with the rog ally.
Super awesome news! The ALLY really is a nice handheld, Quality Control issues aside.
finnnneee I guess ill go get an ally again since its on sale! And you and the phawx seem to really liike it and I respect both of your guys opinions..... bull my leg why dontcha hahah jk
Qc issues aside is like saying skydiving is fun, minus the chance of a failing parachute
@@Dracossaint Ally doesn't have any more QC issues than the Steam Deck. What the Ally suffers from is a defective SD Card reader, because it sits under a heatpipe without any thermal shielding. But as 64gb Steam Deck buyers are assumed to upgrade their SSD at some point, the Ally's SSD can now be upgraded to a 2280 SSD with the use of a $10 right angle adapter (2TB 2280 SSD cost $80), alleviating any real need for the SD card reader.
@@Cakebatteredwhere I can find that adapter? Currently using Ally for emulation and Deck OLED for steam games....
Emulation already filled my 2TB lol, I want to go 4TB now
Don't make this excuse for Asus cause they can be reading this and because of people like you not bother to put an SD card reader on its future iteration of the ROG Ally
Yeah props to ASUS for adding more resolution options than just 1080p and 720p. For those indie games that you want to make even more clearer in terms of Graphics 900p would be perfect for that. Very high props to ASUS allowing to enable and disable turbo boost on the fly.
As a new Ally owner I'm blown away by the support both by Asus and the community around this device
Asus support for the Ally has been great so far and I’ve seen a massive improvement all around over the past 5-6 months. Good job
It's been more than one months since the last graphic driver now.... It's suck from Asus and what about the sd fryer ? I will never agree with that. Steam support their material not Asus
@@blackcatbone5697Asus can't do shit about AMD drivers. They are solid though.
If you really use an SD card just don't buy the ally. I haven't used it once and I don't miss it at all. I actually didn't even knew it had an sd card slot when I bought it.. Just buy a bigger nvme which is way better and faster
@@blackcatbone5697LOL we have a local Steam Deck apologist going around making negative comments and making up lies about a device they never owned lol. I had this device since it came it and it had its ups and downs but Asus has been coming through lately. Sorry that YOU have issues with the ROG ALLY like I had issues with my Steam Deck that I had for a week but just like me, YOU don’t speak for the community.
@@blackcatbone5697 I don't get why you should receive a software/driver update each month. All I know is that from when it was released since now, the user experience and the performances on the Ally have been dramatically improved. More functionalities, better performances, better emulation support and many other.
The Support from Asus on the Ally is here, no need to fanboy for the SD everytime (I had it so I love it as well).
The SD was crap as well when released and became much better over time.
The same can be said for the Ally, I don't get why Valve and Asus must be considered differntly at this point.
The SD issue is a design flaw (mine is working fine since 6 months now) and they have replaced every unit with the problem under warranty.
I hope they find a definitive solution but I wouldn't say they are not supporting the device.
Great updates from Asus. Thanks for the video.
I got the new Lenovo go and I will be returning it. I am more grateful now for my rog ally. Good thing I didn’t sell it
Give the legion go some time. The ally wasn't perfect when it came out. I did the opposite and sold my ally.
@@TheTekEffectYeah well I sold the GO at the end of second week after my purchase. I am truly pleased by the *ALLY* !
@i_GHOST The ally is a great device but man the size of the screen is amazing on the legion go. I sold the ally because of the size of the screen.
@@TheTekEffectYeah I have to say that, that's a beautiful screen to look at on the *GO* , ngl. Man, but the speakers in the *ALLY* blew me off, I love it !
@@TheTekEffect I didn't think VRR would make that much of a difference, but it really does. Games on my Ally looks soo much smoother than the Legion at the same fps. Something updates sadly can't fix.
That was an incredible smooth transition from font to clip.
Yeah! Its funny how nobody noticed this except you and me.
YOOOOOO!!!!!
Gyro's absence has easily been my biggest gripe about moving over from the Deck. I tried HHC and all that stuff but I never liked the hoops it put in place or compromises I had to make by moving away from the native software. I am glad that you mentioned updates like the cpu boost, 900p and all that as well. I'm in the Ally's subreddit and everyday there are people claiming "Asus abandoned the Ally" but nobody seems to notice how every update has been making community hacks and improvements part of Armory Crate's internal features. It all adds up to a great user experience over time.
Ive had it for like 2 weeks shit is a beast! I love mine!
Your videos are so in depth, you’re the best pc handheld RUclipsr and I’m happy to see your channel growing.
Thanks so much for testing this new update out, can't wait to try out Gyro on the ALLY.
Asus has absolutely shown dedication towards the longevity of the ALLY and improvements proven through updates delivered.
As somebody that has used a rog ally for the last 6 months and just switched back to a deck OLED i have to say this is excellent to see, they have addressed some of the things that make the steam deck a more refined experience, the standby improvements should be a great change, the on screen monitor was desperate for an upgrade and change up so thats excellent to see and overall i think you are right, credit where its due, Asus are working away on refining this machine and it is slowly paying off. Would be nice to see them refine their button mapping to be more in line with what steam input offers, maybe even something like online custom made community setups that people can download in a similar fashion to what can be done on steam deck, that would be amazing, im often blown away by community made setups on deck for games not controller compatible that are a nightmare to get dialled in on the ally so that would be wicked. But im just not sure how deep Asus are planning to go with this and its why the deck is still the peak when it comes to user experience.
I still think the deck is a better experience overall, especially with the OLED but this is meaningful from Asus, much needed improvements... i hope they can squeeze more from that battery, im not sure why you estimated 2.5 hours in dead cells, on my Ally i got somewhere around 4 hours at 7w, 50 percent brightness/volume and that was pretty much a best case scenario and i thought that was pretty bad, 2.5 hours would be terrible on a game like dead cells... the OLED deck will be around 10 hours in the same scenario (at 90hz though not 120), so its clear that Asus need to improve battery if they can, seems like they are making that effort though, great to see.
This is a great example of a Steam Deck user. Excellent post and very thoughtful. Hopefully the next ROG ALLY gets an OLED display lol
Happy to see all the updates. One thing they still need to add though is the ability to disable cores. This would make a BIG battery life improvement in low power games.
I mean fully disable btw, not just parking them.
I'm waiting for products more than 6 months before buy it. So it's the right time for me to buy Asus Rog Ally. I need that Free Sync ❤❤❤
Glad to see the ally getting updates that are making users happy to use it
Hope they keep coming
13:20 A quick note is that modern standby on Asus ally is disconnected modern standby, meaning that network(wifi) is not up during sleep.
I love the intro it looks like you just grab the thumbnail from the camera lens as if it’s a cover and it flows into the video perfectly
Had the steam deck but felt limited by Steam OS so sold it and got the Ally. So far I can't put this thing down!!
Same!
got the ally and OLED SD to replace the LCD SD. Ally is a keeper for my use case. hooked up to the xg mobile its an unreal gaming experience but even native it is very good. speakers are good too. just throw in that 2tb SSD.
Are the speakers on Ally or Steamdeck OLED better? Which has better controls/d-pad/buttons?
speakers both good but ally more rich - it's really good audio. also the thumbsticks I prefer on the ally. have not played anything that needs the d-pad so no idea on that.
@@ac372 thank you!
Can you tell me your honest thoughts? Which one is good? oled vs rog ally.
They say that when Rog Ally gets hot, he causes a lot of trouble. It keeps giving errors and shutting down. Is this true?
Insane transition from the thumbnail bro, very nice!
I want you to know that I saw what you did with your thumbnail image and the auto-play feature on the RUclips app. Incredibly insightful. Great work. It looked like your video just came to life from my RUclips Home Screen.
With all these updates the ROG Ally has to be a passion project from the higher ups.
The stock price of Asustek jumping by nearly half after the release of Ally might have helped
the phawx ive been following you since gpd1 man and gota say you deserve kudos also for doing what you do! great stuff man
I'm shocked by how much work they're continuing to put into this. I really wasn't expecting it, and I kind of think it may be THE best handheld.
I think the SSD is even supposed to be easier than other devices to replace?
I wonder how solid the regular cobtrols are, including the d-pad and buttons, and I do like Steamdeck's trackpads, but mostly this seems amazing...
I love the dpad and the controls. My only gripe is the sticks are lose but that’s fine with me
I did not know about the turbo boost thing@ thanks!
Can't wait to check out the update. I love my Ally so much. Felt bad at first getting it because i have a Steam Deck, but its exactly what I wanted in a handheld
Is it way better
Out of all the handhelds between the OLED steam deck and the leGo I prefer the Ally. Been traveling for work and the Ally is what I take with me on these trips. The steam deck only works with steam and the LeGo is still too glitchy. Not to mention it’s huge. And the travel case is crazy thick. I’m excited for the new monitoring tool. I hated how big the normal is.
Why did you get all 3? An enthusiast?
@@iftea7 why not. I want to see for my self what the best gaming experience is. It’s hard to trust reviews due to them being all over the place. And a lot of it seems to be preference.
I got an open box deal on black Friday for $507 I'm so happy with it! These updates are so exciting now I see why steam updates were a big deal!
520 for open box in excellent condition. No regrets. Getting my accessories today.
Mine was in good condition but looked brand new except one little mark on the back and no egg crate stand got accessories coming this weekend
What version did you get at open box? Is it the newer r8 or above version?
@@kristoffmiller I think you mean Z1 but I got the Z1 extreme version and the price is lower now for both and open boxes
@@PDot585 thanks for replying. I was referring to the manufacturing date. I have read that they have fixed the sd card issue with versions r8 and above. To check the manufacturing date:
1. The ROG Ally box, the first two characters of the serial number, it will start with an "R" and then a number. The number represents the month that the device was manufactured.
2. On the ROG Ally device itself, on the bottom right hand corner, right above the screen, you will find the manufacture date, abbreviated as "MFD"
So r8xxxxxx would be manufactured in August. I plan to get mine shipped so I can't check and would like to know the version from the open box in best buy.
I’m so glad that the ally is getting official support of gyro. It’s a great feature that has been downplayed on handheld pcs that feature a gyroscope.
Gyro as joystick is fine, but I prefer mapping it to a mouse because of the fact that they translate to each other well (they’re both displacement inputs). This does often result in keyboard bindings most of the time.
More and more I'm leaning towards the Ally and it's great to hear they keep updating it. I know there's an SD card slot issue and some newer models have alleviated that. Can't wait to finally get my hands on one?
AFAIK, the SD thing hasn't been fixed yet. People have gotten 'fixed' versions with new parts and had the problems still occur.
The location is going to get quite hot honestly, there's no way around it. Personally I just ordered a Crucial T500 2tb, and will be using that with a right angle adapter and extra heat protection. The T500 was the best choice because aside from being fast it actually runs quite cool and doesn't consume a lot. On mine I'm only going to use the SD card for games I can run at 10 W silent mode, or maybe not use the SD card at all. I haven't had problems with the SD card but the times I tried 25W turbo mode even after a little bit the heat was noticeable and its a pretty safe bet it will cause problems in the long run
My sd card reader works great. Asus was able to fix it and it costed me 0$.
@@shinzero0271 the SD card issue has been fixed with R8 or above units
@fresco_dinero5155 that's good makes me feel a bit safer about using the SD card. I'm still going to do the ssd upgrade as it's well worth it imo.
I pre ordered a GPD Mini, I am still hyped but the price of the Ally is just so good
Damm, that seamless transition from thumbnail to video is fucking phenomenal, please I beg you to continue building upon this 🙏, you've earned my sub 🤓
I haven’t touched my ally since September on my flight to Japan. I’m glad checking it now that they’ve added some good updates since I last used it
I'd like to buy a Rog Ally but one thing very important needs to be ironed out first : Micro SD slot, until a complete revision or a rog ally 2.0 that "just works" i'll watch and wait.
I heard that newer models (R9 and onwards) have a fixed sd slot now, look it up
@@mcwaller123while the first peoples who have buyed it get f***** nice Asus , valve all the way for the support
@@blackcatbone5697Again, you can return the device FOR FREE and it’s fixed. Keep coping lol
You don’t need to wait for ROG ALLY 2.0 you waited way too long and could have gotten that taken care of months ago lol. So it just works already. ROG ALLY 2.0 is gonna be a beast of a handheld and once again outclass the Steam Deck. They understand the mission now
@@blackcatbone5697 they RMAed if it fried theirs and mine still works luckily since launch. I think it’s hit or miss for the older models. I agree that ASUS messed up with the initial product testing, but in terms of software updates and support other than the SD Card, it’s been very impressive
Holy crap I didn't know they were working on this!!! Yeah I seen people do sick play but it does make my brain crumble too
was torned between deck OLED and ally, but with the months of updates. i'll choose ally and will be getting it tomorrow. Really worth the wait!
I've had the LCD Deck, Ally, Go, and now the OLED Deck.
I'll be sticking with OLED deck for lighter titles/emulation and Ally for Windows-exclusive games (GamePass) and modern titles that benefit from the VRR screen.
But. If I was in a world where I only could have one device to do it all, it would be the Ally just because of what I do with Windows.
I own the LCD steam deck and bought the Ally extreme edition on Saturday. I was pondering the Deck OLED but 800p and the same CPU made me look elsewhere. I thought about the Legion Go but it's a buggy mess right now and Best Buy's sale of $599.99 made this a no brainer. I do not regret it with all the customization available on it and the AMD app and being full windows.
ive had an ally for a while now and just switched back to OLED deck, the deck is for sure a more refined experience there is no doubt about it, but with these updates asus is making meaningful positive changes and that great. It has the power but with that power comes large negative impacts, playing on the go for an hour max is really no fun, every 5 minutes you open the overlay and see like 5 percent dropped, no exaggeration, it almost feels like you can watch it go down in real time, so them making changes to cpu boost shows they are working towards a more efficient on the go experience which is much needed. I mean... its still not close to the 10 hours i can get out of the deck oled in dead cells for example but its a positive move forward. The ally for sure looks better in some games due to the resolution, for example cult of the lamb looks way better on ally than my oled steam deck because on deck the grass shimmers and it looks bad, but for 95 percent of games the OLED is just another level, especially in the dark.
Id say the deck OLED is still the one out of the two but this is great steps from asus, the more refined and closer that experience gets to the deck the more it all comes together, enjoy the Ally man, its a great choice.
@@jinx20001 I agree with everything you said and have similar experiences just watching the battery go in real time lol. If it was 100 percent down to gaming and no other tasks, I agree, OLED is just so so good right now.
I mainly use Rog Ally for turn-based JRPG. I have to say it’s best way to play turn based JRPG.
Bet you could play those better on the SD OLED
@donniedarko4497 I love SD OS but the button and joysticks placement Steamdeck is weird to me. I cannot get used to it. I want to install SD OS on Rog Ally but I'm not so tech savvy.
@@donniedarko4497You don’t need track pads for a console type of games. The only MMOJRPG is FF14 and that was also on the PS3/PS4 lol. So no, the trackpads are hella useless in that case.
So cool to see Asus still updating and improving the software. Steam deck lives off Valves care they put into steam OS and I was worried the Ally wouldn't get that same love. Nice!
Standby would be great. Its one of the main reasons I still prefer my Steamdeck. Being able to turn it off and go back hours or days later exactly where I was is a great feature the RoG needs
Hibernate is the closest we have on windows, not sure if it’s possible to get Linux style sleep on windows though
I have a Deck as well and I agree. With gryo being added to the mix, an improved sleep mode is pretty much all that's left on my cons list when comparing the two devices. Hopefully it's something Asus can address and not an impossibility put in place by Windows.
you can't do days ?? idk if you have the magic deck but mine dies if left for 3 days .
yep, ive been using an ally for 6 months now and frankly forgot how good it was to sleep the deck and come back some time later seemlessly, now ive gone back to the deck oled and yup... i just cant stop using it now its so convenient. Hibernate worked ok on the ally but i found when i came back to the system i would need to log back in and when logged in the game i was playing at the time would often have crashed and require a restart anyway.
Hopefully this change they are making addresses this, i have a feeling a deeper sleep state to save battery might make this problem worse though and games just wont be able to be hanging in a suspended sleep that goes deeper than it already does but thats something we gotta see tested.
ROG already has this
Can't wait for you to do a new win mini review oh my god it's so amazing
This is why I love your channel and I’m grateful I found this community. I’ve been in love with my ASUS since I first got it, def a lot of trial and error but just a bit of your time and this little beast be rocking 💪🏻
I've been using gyro as a primary camera control on steam deck for a while using one of the back buttons as a "clutch" to disable it, so it feels kind of like picking up a mouse to reposition. It is actually surprisingly effective for fps style games, and gives a lot more accuracy compared to an analogue stick for me (though I will admit I'm not that good with analogue stick aiming). I think it's something that takes a week or two to get used to, but it really does feel like a mouse for the most part once I got used to it. The main thing I change is changing the turning axis to roll only, because combined yaw and roll can confuse things if I use the device in different postures.
Glad to see that gyro seems to be working well on the Ally too! Good to have some genuine competition in the handheld space.
My go-to is using the touch sensor on the Deck's thumbsticks to disable gyro while my thumb is on it, and enable it when it's not. I use the stick to aim in the general direction of my target and release my thumb to hone in with gyro. Added benefit of still having a form of camera control while my thumb is away at the face buttons.
I just got an Ally and I couldn't imagine using it without 900p. This should have been there from the start. I'm thoroughly enjoying it so far while I wait for my SD OLED. Gonna have to decide which one to send back after 2 weeks 🤔
I just returned the OLED...
@@ac372you returned the oled?!?
@@Jacester1324 It depends for what you will want it for honestly. For indie games and less demanding titles the SD OLED is handsdown the clear winner, but for AAA titles the extra performance and VRR make the ally a much better option imo.
@@wesbyEric you might be right. I have the ally and the og steam deck. Oled is so nice I can’t decide
@Jacester1324 yeah both have their pros and con's, it's tough lol.
Splatoon on the Switch uses the right stick for the X axis only when motion controls are on.
This allows you to dial the turn sensitivity up while being able to look up/down and make fine adjustments to your aim with motion.
Getting mine soon. I really wanted this for PC Game Pass on the go. And of course all the capabilities and features for the £100 discount I think was worth it.
Asus Rog Ally is 🔥
Best aiming experience I ever had was on the Wii version of Resident Evil 4.
Wow really? I'm tempted to start checking eBay now for some random things I didn't realize I needed
@@donniedarko4497 It's incredibly intuitive. It made the game almost too easy.
@@thibaldus3 that's great to hear. I had a Wii and noticed they shoe horned in motion controls for many games where they were unnecessary and just made things more complicated, but when they got it right it was next level awesome.
On occulus quest it's even better
I want to get the Ally as my first handheld PC but I'm hesitant cause of the sd card problem, I'm thinking of waiting for a second model if they switched the sd card location. But in a couple months if I don't hear any news of a updated version I'll settle on getting it.
SD cards aren't meant for heavy use either way
SD card issue has been fixed since august
make sure you get a R8 unit
@@Xander71267 thanks
Stand by??? I just do hibernate. Then unlock it and straight back into game? Does no one else do this? Am I missing something.
Yep. Sleep mode has all sorts of problems and the device often won't wake back up. I changed power button to hibernate and it's so much better.
@@bassderek ya I haven’t experienced that once. I play and do all sorts of stuff. Never an issue. What are you doing when it happens?
@@bassderek you keep your stuff up to date right?
2:45 No-one mention that the axes are labelled wrong.
I see Lenovo has a person to speak directly to the community. Asus sent you a beta to scrutinize and review for us shows a lot of confidence and I like it!
Best handheld to date
Kinda unrelated, but do you think fluid motion frames will be coming to the ally?
I somewhere read that it was already implemented in the latest Amd driver but yet not activated.
@@sNajlicious There is a preview driver out but idk if it works on the Ally yet
Man, I just realized that I’ve been watching you since GPD WIN 1 , great content!
I got Lenovo go after playing with Asus Ally and I very quickly decided to keep the Ally and return the GO. Lenovos software is sooooo bad and confusing and no hardware left mouse button anywhere on ten controller when it’s docked?? Only the screen is good in GO but we all have a super nice screen in Ally.
Love this little device!
Question is, have they done anything about the SD card issue?
More layout options for Real Time Monitoring is something i had suggested first in Ally discord server! Glad to see Asus picking up suggestions from the users.
Has anyone else the bug that only one speaker is being used? When I start my ally I have like 90% of the sound coming from my right speaker. If I go to sound settings and crank left and right to 100% it is fixed. But it shouldn't be like that I guess.
Same
@@blackcatbone5697 right in this moment I got a new audio driver in myAsus. I don't know if it fixes it, but maybe try it.
Just tried to save more battery by limiting the max cpu percentage in windows power settings. And try to limit as much as I can during the game. Good to see the APU watt downs to 4-5w and total usage down to 6-8w(60fps), equals to 6 hours of gaming time. This works for some 2D games,and the cpu is limited to 0.7 to 1.4 ghz on display.
Cant update, it hangs on connecting to internet and then eventually says a installation is already taking place when isnt. Any tip?
I didn't realize it has gyro. CPU boost hotkey in command center is great. On screen monitor update nice also. Nice to have someone with beta access make videos. Thanks
Also I opened my Ally to change SSD. The back cover was stained "brown" like cigarette smoke color. Funny thing is I don't smoke. The staining or discoloration lines up with the battery. It's a perfect outline of the entire battery. Has anyone heard of this issue before? I searched the web for answers. Found nothing.
Hi.
I did everything as you did in the video, but gyro still doesn't work.
Try using the gyro combined w/ the analog stick. Basically you rough aim w/ stick and fine tune w/ gyro. I've been using it w/ steam controller and works like a charm.
Is that XBOX 360 Halo bundle in your shelve ?, man i loved that console, i sold mine for the newer slim version of the XBOX but now, ohhhh i just wish i didn't do that :(
YES! Thank you ASUS. The fact that they let us use which axle to speak to X-Input is the number one thing killing Gyro in AYANEO AYASpace and here is ASUS delivering. That is awesome for motion based players!
What do you mean?
@@n.o.5976 Gyros found in these handheld devices have 6-axis, X -/+, Y -/+ and Z -/+. AYASpace, much like ASUS speakers on a driver level to X-input to translate your axis readings to the analog of your choice (left or right). The thing is, while the Z axis does exist on controllers (throttle and brake (L2 and R2)), it doesn't translate to what movements actually are on a gyro, so by forcing X and Z like AYASpace does, it makes for rather awkward movements.
In other words, you have to turn your handheld like a steering wheel for your analog to go left and/or right. It's just weird.
Having the ability to set it ourselves is a massive benefit for anyone serious about gyro gaming. Sorry for the long explanation, I didn't quite know how to simplify this.
@@GameTechTalk if what you said means gyro can function like the as mouse feature in steam I am pumped haha. Thanks
Just finished "Black Mesa" using a winmax 2 with gyro controls. Gyro is a game changer but takes a while to get used to it.
System shock remake will likely be my next gyro fps
Love my Ally so much.
I love the ally so glad to see some updates
9:00 that the biggest issue with the ally
it take too much wattage even in 2d games
hope this will fix the short battery life
Have they solved the sd card issue? I got my ally from pre order but i had some issues with button jamming, did you have that issue?
anyone knows what game he was playing at 8:08 specifically.
the name of the game is dead cells.
I personally use gyro as a supplementary aiming control and not the main camera control itself.
IBH, I stopped using my ROG since my Steam Deck OLED arrived. Though underpowered, the better battery and screen has been refreshing. But, if this ASUS update is worth it, I'll whip out the Z1 Extreme again.
my big concern with getting a pc gaming handheld is how long before the requirement floor of new releases exceed its performance ceiling in keeping a steady 30fps
Yeah that's always been the concern. That's why I got a steam deck, because I wanted the best featured and most refined experience, so I could play tens of thousands of older games, not newer stuff all the time. My gaming PC is for newer stuff, but even that PC which was amazing 4 years ago, is now showing it's age on AAA games. Obsolescence will always be an issue across all tech spaces, so if you want to participate in them, just get the one with the best build quality and configuration is my motto.
I get that, but the Ally is also quite more powerful than the Deck if you boost the power on it. It's still current AAA capable while Deck is not. But the Deck is of course a great package... if you live in a country where they actually officially sell it. In my country an Ally is cheaper than the Deck. And a Windows device like the Ally is optimal if you are a Gamepass subscriber.@@donniedarko4497
Well game devs are going to be aiming for steam deck stability for a while and ally outperforms deck. So you should be set for a while
In terms of power yes, compatibility and tweaks to make sure the games work properly is the big problem. We already have some games that simply work better on the SD because they're optimized for it. It really just depends on how long ASUS keeps the support up. @@BigKurzMD
@@donniedarko4497 you got a inferior device and think its gonna last longer?
I'm waiting for the update, mine still no Gyro menu yet
Great video, will u get the legion go and do follow ups like the Rog ally?
Nice picked one up recently
Wow. I got the ally 3 weeks after release and can tell you, it was buggy as fuck. Post updates and bios 334, everything is smooth as butter. Incredible. Was getting worried when asus didn’t have any updates for like a month, but got hopeful after I got 2 bios updates within 2 weeks
Just bought an Ally due to OLED SD costing a bomb in my country (more than 50% more), I kinda hope I got SD instead. Using Windows on handheld really sucks. However, hardware wise I think Asus nailed it. Its a tad heavy, but its already lighter than SD and I can't imagine holding a bigger handheld
Windows is actually a benefit due to being able to play a much larger library including offline game pass games
As with with window 11 trouble ... Sd fryer still not fixed , not drivers graphics uptaded since one month ... Valve all the was for the support
@@blackcatbone5697lies lies and more lies from the Steam Deck community! Just a PSA to non members of the community lol
My no.1 pick would be oled deck, but the price in my country is more expensive then the ally, same with lenovo , around 30% more then ally, i pick ally and just enjoy it till steam sold officially in my country. Im confident will not clear my backlog even when the ally 2 or deck 2 comes later on 😂😂
@@blackcatbone5697sd has been fixed, current units sold don't come with the issue
HI I had my Rog Ally from launch and the SD Slot just died , now using an external drive ??
Return it as i have done before , not only that for me, the bios 334 and it sucks , FPS drops , sd fryer since not fixed by Asus (disguting in m'y opinion) no graphicals driver since one month now ... Window 11 trouble. I returned mine for the 4 Time and i have get refund for Steam deck Oled ! And you what user interface, performance,oled screen , the Amazing valve support have been doing the job for me! never more Asus and any cheap pre-alpha windows 11 handeled devices
Ok thanks will have to Contact Currys Uk where purchased it back in June 👍
Will come back next year when they release version 2 with a larger OLED display & when the SD card reader won’t fuck up my micro SD cards.
Ummm… I guess you haven’t sent yours in to Asus for them to put the new reader in? Or do you not have an Ally at all?
Sd fryer yeah and not only that, bios 334 and it sucks , FPS drops , sd fryer since not fixed by Asus (disguting in m'y opinion) no graphicals driver since one month now ... Window 11 trouble. I returned mine for the 4 Time and i have get refund for Steam deck Oled ! And you what user interface, performance,oled screen , the Amazing valve support have been doing the job for me! never more Asus and any cheap pre-alpha windows 11 handeled devices
@@fresco_dinero5155 bought the Ally the first week of launch, tested everything especially the SD card reader then all went to hell. I’m not the only one so maybe you should do more research before making a stupid comment
What game was that which you were playing at the beginning?
Can you please use chapters in your video?
As a Switch user, this makes me happy
Wooow thanks for this video I appreciate it ^_^
I wish you could toggle cores, So that you could choose 16 to 8 to 4 cores. so they could boost higher or draw less power... So that the GPU could have more.
There’s only 8 cores. But I get what you’re saying. You can enable and disable cores with threadripper CPU’s. I complete agree with you.
You can, uninstall all the rog crapware and use handheld companion. It's had full gyro support, core control, smart shift (cpu/gpu power ratio) and all the features the hardware can do since about a month after asus shipped this thing with their half baked software.
@@wagesof58 Aye yo? It’s can disable cores?
Can you make a first installation and setup/ optimization video for the ally? I got mine right now (and many many other people as well because of Black Friday sale in Europe as well) there are many outdated optimization videos out there search a good new one
Should I turn off cpu boost for GTA 5 and forza horizon 5 ?
Errm I don't have the option to disable turbo boost nor can I edit the Real Time monitor. Are those supposed to come with the newer update on the 30th? Cause mine seems to be fully updated and no trace of those options
30th
Hi the Phawx, are you no longer doing the podcast with NerdNest?
One thing that no one is talking about is there is a Legion Go 2tb ssd being sold in Micro Center stores for $899.